The Defenestration of Prague Occurred in 1617 When ______________

question 75

Multiple Choice

The defenestration of Prague occurred in 1617 when ______________.

• A) Ferdinand II's representatives were expelled from Bohemia in rejection of mandated Catholicism
• B) Ferdinand's emissaries were thrown out of windows by Protestants
• C) Protestants in Bohemia rejected the decree from Ferdinand that all churches must have stained-glass windows
• D) the Protestant king Frederick fell to his death from a window, and rumors of a murder conspiracy circulated
• E) all Protestants in Bohemia shuttered their windows during a royal procession as a protest against Catholicism

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